This series of new courses will be of huge benefit to a wide range of engineers and reflect the skills shortage across a range of sectors including the mechanical and manufacturing, pharma and biopharma and agri-food sectors

Ireland’s National BIM Council has today, 7 December, published the first digital strategy for Ireland’s construction industry, titled a ‘Roadmap to Digital Transition’. Over the past 18 months, the council have consulted and researched, both domestically and internationally to offer a vision and direction for the sector that looks to achieve 20% reductions in cost, 20% reductions in programme and 20% increases in construction exports to 2021.

Captain Eoghan Carton, Engineer Officer, Irish Defence Forces
Geoscience Ireland Award, sponsored by Geoscience Ireland
UMASW by APEX Geoservices Ltd and School of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin
Best Presentation Award, sponsored by Beale & Company and Griffiths & Armour
Prof. William Gerard Hurley, Professor of Electrical Engineering at NUI Galway and Director of the Power Electronics Research Centre
Local Authority Engineering Initiative Award, sponsored by Cold Chon (Galway) Ltd
Joint winners
South Campshire Flood Protection Project, by Dublin City Council and the Office of Public Works
Limerick Smarter Travel Route 2 Shared Walking and Cycling Facility, by Limerick City and County Council, WSP/Punch Consulting (JV) and John Cradock Ltd
Technical Innovation of the Year Award, sponsored by NSAI
Development of SolarWhite, a new coating for high performance satellite thermal control, by ENBIO Ltd and University College Dublin School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Heritage and Conservation Award, sponsored by the Office of Public Works
National Gallery of Ireland Historical Wings Restoration and Refurbishment Project by PUNCH Consulting Engineers
Outstanding Contribution to Engineering Award, sponsored by ESB
Professor John Kelly, Former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at UCD
International Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by ESB International
Aidan Madden, Chartered Engineer, ARUP
President’s Award, sponsored by CRH
Murt Coleman, Fellow of Engineers Ireland
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Employer of the Year Award, supported by the Department of Education and Skills and sponsored by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland
Johnson & Johnson Campus Ireland
Innovative Student Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by Siemens
Aron Purser, IT Carlow
Engineering Education Award - Best in Class 2017
Creating Holistic Engineers to Solve the Grand Challenges of the Future by the College of Engineering and Built Environment, Dublin Institute of Technology